Name: _______________________________
IP 670
Block: _____ Date: ____/____/____
Review Packet: Position, Distance, Displacement, Motion, Speed and Velocity
Multiple Choice
_____1. When a driver checks her speedometer, she is checking
a. acceleration. b. average speed. c. instantaneous speed.
d. final speed
_____2. The average speed of a car that travels 500 km in 5 hours is
a. 10 km/h. b. 0.100 km/h. c. 100 km/h. d. 1,000 km/h
_____3. Change in position is called
a. speed. b. motion. c. velocity.
d. average speed
_____4. The starting speed of a truck is called
a. initial speed. b. final speed. c. acceleration.
_____5. Velocity includes
a. speed. b. average speed.
c. direction.
d. velocity
d. speed and direction
_____6. Which one of the following is an example of a vector?
a. speed
b. distance c. displacement
d. time
_____7. A quantity that does not require a direction is called a:
a. vector
b. scalar
c. unit
d. variable
_____8. A sailboat travels 35 km in 5 hr. Which of the following describes the motion
of the sailboat?
a. Its momentum is 7 km/hr.
b. Its acceleration is 7 km/hr.
c. Its displacement is 7 km/hr.
d. Its average speed is 7 km/hr.
_____9. Which of the following must be included with magnitude to represent a
vector?
a. Mass
b. Direction
c. Acceleration
d. volume
Standard(s): 1.1, 1.2
TA: _____________
Independence Level: __________%
Assistance, coaching, prompting: __________________________________________________
_____10. The diagram below shows the path of a jet from Washington, D.C. to Dallas,
TX. The trip takes approximately 2 hours and covers approximately 1900 km.
Which of the following best describes the speed and direction of the jet’s
flight?
a.
b.
c.
d.
475 km/h southwest
950 km/h southwest
1900 km/h southwest
3800 km/h southwest
_____11. An airplane takes off from Boston for the 980 km trip to Detroit. The plane
lands two hours later. Which of the following best describes the average
speed and direction of the airplane’s flight?
a. 325 km/h W
b. 490 km/h W
c. 980 km/h W
d. 1960 km/h W
Use the following “number line” to answer questions #12 through #14.
meters
_____12. What is the position of the moon (
a. 4 meters
b. –4 meters
_____13. What is the position of the triangle (
a. 5 meters
b. –5 meters
)?
)?
_____14. If a person walks from the triangle to the moon, what is his displacement?
a. 9 meters
b. –9 meters
Use the following scenario to answer questions #15 through #17. The cat and the dog
start at point A. The cat takes off across the room and the dog follows. The dotted line
represents the cat’s path. The solid line represents the dog’s path. The cat and the dog
finish at Point B.
10 meters
Point A
_____15.
a.
b.
c.
What distance does the cat travel?
10 meters
5 meters
0 meters
_____16.
a.
b.
c.
d.
What is the dog’s displacement?
5 meters
10 meters
5 meters right
10 meters right
5 meters
Point B
_____17. The dog and the cat both return to Point A by following a straight line path
from point B back to point A. What are their displacements for their entire
trips?
a. Cat= 10 meters, Dog = 5 meters
b. Cat =20 meters, Dog = 10 meters
c. Cat = 15 meters, Dog = 15 meters
d. Cat = 0 meters, Dog = 0 meters
Fill in the Table
Fill in the missing quantities in the table.
Quantity
Symbol
Distance
Units
Scalar or Vector
m/s
Vector
d
s
Time
Initial Position
xi
xf
m
Open Ended Questions
1. Compare and Contrast the following two vocabulary words: instantaneous speed
and average speed.
2. Give an example of an object traveling at a constant speed. How do you know it
is traveling at a constant speed?
3. What are the three ways that you can change the velocity of an object?
a. Speed Up________________
b. ________________________
c. ________________________
4. What are the three different tools or controls in a car that can change it’s
velocity?
a. ________________________
b. ________________________
c. ________________________
5. You are asked to determine the average speed of Ms. Winston sprinting down the
soccer field.
a. What tools do you need?
b. What measurements will you make? How many times?
c. Describe your procedure. Use complete sentences.
6. You are doing the Walk in the Park Lab. For a person walking 5m at a slow pace, here
are the times that you record:
Trial
1
2
3
Time
3.2 seconds 3.6 seconds 3.3 seconds
Calculate the average time. SHOW YOUR WORK.
1. Joe walks from one end of Main Street to the other. He walks at a rate of .5m/s. If we
assume that Main Street is approximately 170 meters long, how long does it take Joe to
walk from Elm to Hull?
Step 1
Write your knowns
HINT: underline numbers and
circle the thing you are looking
for
s = ________
d = ________
t = ________
Step 2
Formula
Copy from the MCAS Formula
Sheet
If necessary, use the
graphic organizer to solve
for the unknown
Step 3
Substitute given numbers
and solve for the
unknown
Step 4
Write the final answer
with units!
2. You can ride your skateboard at a top speed of 3m/s. How far can you go in 5 minutes (300
seconds)?
Step 1
Write your knowns
HINT: underline numbers and
circle the thing you are looking
for
s = ________
d = ________
t = ________
Step 2
Formula
Copy from the MCAS Formula
Sheet
If necessary, use the
graphic organizer to solve
for the unknown
Step 3
Substitute given numbers
and solve for the
unknown
Step 4
Write the final answer
with units!
3. What average speed does a rollercoaster have if it drops a distance of 20 meters in .3
seconds?
Step 1
Write your knowns
HINT: underline numbers and
circle the thing you are looking
for
s = ________
d = ________
t = ________
Step 2
Formula
Copy from the MCAS Formula
Sheet
If necessary, use the
graphic organizer to solve
for the unknown
Step 3
Substitute given numbers
and solve for the
unknown
Step 4
Write the final answer
with units!